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Spring Music Festival Schedule Overview [2026]
As spring approaches, do you ever feel the urge to soak up live music outdoors? Surrendering yourself to your favorite tunes in an open-air setting under warm sunshine is one of the true joys of spring festivals.
This year, unique spring music festivals are being held all over Japan, each with its own genre and atmosphere.
In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of music festivals taking place in spring so you can compare and check out the ones that catch your eye.
Use it to help plan your next outing.
March
Kyoto Acoustic Touring FestivalKyoto Prefecture, Sat 3/14 – Sun 5/3
https://x.com/flat_kyotofes/status/2027670125047124395The Kyoto Circuit Acoustic Festival is an acoustic music festival co-hosted by Kyoto Station Building Development Co., Ltd., with support from JR West. The 2026 edition, titled “Sea of Kyoto,” will tour Maizuru Red Brick Park, Ine Town’s Urashima-kan, and Fukuchiyama Castle Park, culminating in a finale at the Kyoto Station Building’s first-floor Station Plaza. A diverse lineup including Shinji Harada, Kyogo Kawaguchi, Chicago Poodle, and →Pia-no-jaC← will perform, bringing musical experiences to various locations across Kyoto from March through May.
| Schedule | Saturday, March 14, 2026 – Sunday, May 3, 2026 |
| place | Kyoto Prefecture: Maizuru City, Ine Town, Fukuchiyama City, and Kyoto City Tour (Maizuru Red Brick Park / Urashima-kan in Ine Town / Fukuchiyama Castle Park / Kyoto Station Building 1st-floor Station Square in front of Hotel Granvia Kyoto) |
| Appearance | [3/14] Chicago Poodle / Tsubasa Mori / Flat♭ / Sakuto / Daisuke [3/15] Shogo Tomita / Ayawo / Kazusa / Flat♭ / Sakuto / Daisuke [3/22] Yugo Ogura / Flat♭ / Sakuto / Daisuke / DJ Hijiki / Taira Kita / The flat climbers / Masato Tada / Shigeru Kishida (Quruli) / Ayumi Yoshimura [4/12] Isao Chiwata / Yugo Ogura / Sakuto / Daisuke [5/2] Kyogo Kawaguchi / Osamu Sasaki from MOON CHILD / Isao Chiwata / Shinji Harada / →Pia-no-jaC← / Kengo Adachi / Utamaro / Hiromi Oshiba / Takashi Ohashi / Yugo Ogura / Omoware / Ryosuke Kadomatsu / Sakuto / Chicago Poodle / SIO / Masaaki Shimoji / ZILCONIA / Masayuki Takemori / TAROO / Daisuke / Hisae / Flat♭ / pod’z / Tsubasa Mori / Hiroaki Asai (FM802 DJ) [5/3] Kyogo Kawaguchi / Osamu Sasaki from MOON CHILD / Isao Chiwata / Shinji Harada / →Pia-no-jaC← / Kengo Adachi / Utamaro / Hiromi Oshiba / Takashi Ohashi / Yugo Ogura / Omoware / Ryosuke Kadomatsu / Sakuto / Chicago Poodle / SIO / Masaaki Shimoji / ZILCONIA / Masayuki Takemori / TAROO / Daisuke / Hisae / Flat♭ / pod’z / Tsubasa Mori / Chikayo Kawahara (α-Station DJ) |
| Website | https://musicofficecloud.com/kyoto-sea/ |
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April
KYOTOPHONIE Borderless Music FestivalSat, 4/18 – Sun, 5/17 Kyoto Prefecture
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXb2z9rD3hF/KYOTOPHONIE is an international music festival launched in 2023 by Lucille Reyboz and Yusuke Nakanishi, co-founders of KYOTOGRAPHIE Kyoto International Photography Festival. Held twice a year at unique venues throughout Kyoto Prefecture, it has drawn a total audience of around 40,000 by spring 2025. Characterized by experimentation unconstrained by conventional genres, venues, or formats, and by cross-disciplinary collaborations, it presents a diverse lineup. In spring 2026, performers will include Msaki & Tubatsi and Dora Morelenbaum.
| Schedule | Saturday, April 18, 2026 – Sunday, May 17, 2026 |
| place | Various locations in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture (CLUB METRO / Higashi Hongan-ji Audiovisual Hall / Cinematic Saloon / UrBANGUILD / Shosei-en, Rofu-tei / PIOPIKO) |
| Appearance | 【4/18】MSAKI / DANNY JIN / AICONGA / NiSSiE / RICHIE HAWTIN【4/19】Msaki x Tubatsi【4/25】Frédéric Soulard【4/26】Clément Petit & Yasutaka Okada【5/16】Dora Morelenbaum |
| Website | https://kyotophonie.jp/ |
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Yokohama FrühlingsfestApr 24 (Fri) – May 10 (Sun), Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Fri, Apr 24, 2026 – Sun, May 10, 2026 |
| place | Aka-Renga Soko Event Square and Aka-Renga Park, 1-1 Shinko, Naka Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Emergenza Japan Semifinal Round 2Apr 25 (Sat) – Jun 7 (Sun), Tokyo
https://x.com/EMERGENZAJAPAN/status/2046151902115832116Emergenza Japan is the Japan edition of an international live contest held in over 15 countries worldwide. The competition is primarily decided by audience voting, with professional judges joining at the finals. The winning band is awarded a slot to perform at Germany’s Taubertal Festival. Open to all regardless of professional status, age, or background, the contest has helped launch artists such as Daiki Tsuneta, Yuuri, and Novelbright. In 2026, it will be held from April to June at venues including Shibuya eggman.
| Schedule | Saturday, April 25, 2026 – Sunday, June 7, 2026 |
| place | Jinnan 1-6-8, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Shibuya eggman |
| Appearance | [4/29] BERED / Baa / Sakuso / cocoon experiences / DENNISON / TADONARI / Mr. Nakamura / Monzen no Kozō |
| Website | https://emergenzajapan.site/ |
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Hibiya Live FestivalSaturday, 4/25 – Sunday, 5/31, Tokyo
https://x.com/hibiyafestival/status/2039598811233059235The urban entertainment festival that has been running since 2018 will be rebranded and expanded as “HIBIYA LIVE FESTIVAL” starting in 2026. Set in Hibiya—a district often called “Japan’s Broadway”—the event will center on theater and music, presenting a wide range of live performances including musicals, opera, ballet, and jazz. A roofed special stage will debut at the main venue, Hibiya Step Square, and during Golden Week, Hibiya Park will also join as a satellite venue.
| Schedule | Saturday, April 25, 2026 – Sunday, May 31, 2026 |
| place | Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, Hibiya Step Square, 1-1-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Satellite: Shibaniwa Square, Hibiya Park) |
| Appearance | [4/25] [Step Show] Musical “Sister Act” [4/26] [Step Show] “JR. Musical Special Medley” Chance8 / “Sōnosuke Hattori’s Guardians of the Light Radio” Public Recording, Guardians of the Light Production Committee [4/29] [Step Show] NBA Ballet Company “Le Corsaire” / Fujiwara Opera “Enjoyable Even for First-Timers! Opera & Famous Tunes Live” / Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon - Shining Theater Shinagawa Tokyo - [5/2] [Step Show] HoriPro Broadway Musical “Peter Pan” / Nissay Theatre Special Concert by Opera Singers [5/3] [Step Show] Million-Views Chorus / Broadway Line Company “Overture to Dreams” [Night Show] Dance of Light Night 2026 MPLUSPLUS DANCERS [5/4] [Step Show] Ongakuza Musical “Mademoiselle Mozart” / Musical “Moriarty the Patriot: A Study in Scarlet” Reprise [Night Show] Dance of Light Night 2026 MPLUSPLUS DANCERS [5/5] [Step Show] Concert “Gospel & Musical Songs” Anointed Mass Choir [Night Show] Dance of Light Night 2026 MPLUSPLUS DANCERS [5/6] [Step Show] Special Talk “Ballet & Musicals Are Fun!” / Musical “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” TBS / Watanabe Entertainment / Stage “HiGH&LOW The Sengoku Gaiden” Umeda Arts Theater [5/9] [Step Show] Fujiwara Opera “Gala Concert” [Step Live] Musical Next Seeds [5/10] [Step Live] Musical Next Seeds |
| Website | https://www.hibiya.tokyo-midtown.com/hibiya-live-festival/ |
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EARLY SUMMER FESTAApr 25 (Sat) – May 17 (Sun), Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat, Apr 25, 2026 – Sun, May 17, 2026 |
| place | Umikaze Park, 3-23 Heisei-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Hayama Art FestivalApr 25 (Sat) – May 17 (Sun), Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat, Apr 25, 2026 – Sun, May 17, 2026 |
| place | Entire area of Hayama Town, Miura District, Kanagawa Prefecture (the whole town) |